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Is it just me or is none of this stuff any funny?

by joshu 16y ago

mindcrime 16y ago
No, it's not just you. I despise this crap. I particularly hate the way /. always became "nothing but AFD jokes" on April 1, and I really, really hope the HN crowd never jumps on that particular bandwagon.
- mashmac2 16y ago
  Oh geez. You just brought back memories of the "OMG Ponies!" theme from years ago. That was completely ridiculous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png
  - mindcrime 16y ago
    I'm pretty sure that was the day I broke my /. addiction. I'd largely suppressed that memory, thanks for bringing it back. :-(
    - Lewisham 16y ago
      Well, I think theming is pretty funny in small doses. It's the actual complete lack of news that I can't stand. It's basically Internet Shutdown Day.
    - radu_floricica 16y ago
      Funny's in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I found it hilarious.
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  I do enjoy April Fool's, but it is probably for the best that it stays in this topic here. As I've said before, you can go anywhere on the internet for humor, but intelligent discussion is harder to find. Anyway, back to seeing what ridiculous things the internet is up to today.
cema 16y ago
Well, the DNF header is funny. The rest, not so much. But let's not fool ourselves, wait until the end of the day.
- joshu 16y ago
  Yeah, the DNF one is pretty amusing. But only because it reacts to the lameness.
barrkel 16y ago
With any luck, this post can act as flypaper to attract all related discussion etc., thereby preventing pollution spreading.
vog 16y ago
There are many different kinds of humor spread over the world - starting from creative deviations from the (perceived) norm, up to classical jokes. I'm pretty sure anyone will find some stuff he likes, and lots of other stuff he doesn't account to be funny. With a little more tolerance, appreciating all those different types of humor will become a fun in itself, even when most of it doesn't suit your personal taste. Creativity, not mere laughing, is the key ingredient for humor.

Is it just me or is none of this stuff any funny?

by joshu 16y ago

Is it just me or is none of this stuff any funny?

No, it's not just you. I despise this crap. I particularly hate the way /. always became "nothing but AFD jokes" on April 1, and I really, really hope the HN crowd never jumps on that particular bandwagon.

mashmac2 16y ago
Oh geez. You just brought back memories of the "OMG Ponies!" theme from years ago. That was completely ridiculous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png
- mindcrime 16y ago
  I'm pretty sure that was the day I broke my /. addiction. I'd largely suppressed that memory, thanks for bringing it back. :-(
  - Lewisham 16y ago
    Well, I think theming is pretty funny in small doses. It's the actual complete lack of news that I can't stand. It's basically Internet Shutdown Day.
  - radu_floricica 16y ago
    Funny's in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I found it hilarious.
jokermatt999 16y ago
I do enjoy April Fool's, but it is probably for the best that it stays in this topic here. As I've said before, you can go anywhere on the internet for humor, but intelligent discussion is harder to find. Anyway, back to seeing what ridiculous things the internet is up to today.

cema 16y ago

Well, the DNF header is funny. The rest, not so much. But let's not fool ourselves, wait until the end of the day.

joshu 16y ago
Yeah, the DNF one is pretty amusing. But only because it reacts to the lameness.

barrkel 16y ago

With any luck, this post can act as flypaper to attract all related discussion etc., thereby preventing pollution spreading.

vog 16y ago

There are many different kinds of humor spread over the world - starting from creative deviations from the (perceived) norm, up to classical jokes. I'm pretty sure anyone will find some stuff he likes, and lots of other stuff he doesn't account to be funny. With a little more tolerance, appreciating all those different types of humor will become a fun in itself, even when most of it doesn't suit your personal taste. Creativity, not mere laughing, is the key ingredient for humor.